Memperkuat Kearifan Lokal Islam Aliva Rosdiana & Ahmad Saefudin – Universitas Islam NU Jepara Halaman 879 21 - 22 APRIL 2018 Mercure Hotels – Grand Mirama Surabaya Jl. Raya Darmo 68 – 78 Surabaya UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya Jl. A. Yani 117 Surabaya MEMPERKUAT KEARIFAN LOKAL ISLAM MELALUI PERANG OBOR Aliva Rosdiana, Ahmad Saefudin Universitas Islam Nahdlatul Ulama Jepara alivarosdiana@unisnu.ac.id | ahmadsaefudin@unisnu.ac.id Abstract: Local wisdom is owned by each region as a part of community culture inherited from generation to generation. The Torch War, as a part of Jepara community culture, is a traditional ceremony that is routinely held every Monday Pahing, at Dzulhijjah month in Tegalsambi village, Tahunan, Jepara. It is called Torch War because the torch is used as a tool to attack each other so that it sparks very large. Sparks from torches are believed to be repellent reinforcements and are able to bring health. In addition, this celebration is a form of gratitude for the abundant harvest that is realized through the alms earth. In the development of tradition, this torch war undergoes a change from pre-Islamic that was originally functioned to repel the forces of evil spirits that bring disease outbreaks to the Islamic period in which the ceremony is used as a venue for syiar Islam that can be seen from the symbols used are two wooden swords and a drum as a relic of Sunan Kalijaga which presented symbols of the power of Islamic syiar. This method used qualitative approach with Islamic culture by doing investigation and interaction among people surrounded. By strengthening local wisdom and prayer as a form of gratitude to Allah SWT in the torch war, the people of Jepara instilled religious values and pride in cultural heritage. Keywords: Torch War, Local Wisdom, Islamic Culture, Cultural Heritage PENDAHULUAN Setiap daerah dipastikan memiliki kearifan lokal masing-masing yang menjadi keunggulan dan ciri khas budaya daerah itu sendiri. Kearifan lokal yang dimiliki suatu suku bangsa menggambarkan jati diri pemiliknya. Jati diri yang dimiliki oleh suku bangsa suatu daerah merupakan warisan budaya yang harus dilestarikan agar tidak punah. Maka dari itu perlu adanya penguatan kearifan lokal dengan cara memperkenalkan kearifan lokal budaya setempat melalui perayaan-perayaan yang rutin dilaksanakan dalam waktu tertentu. Begitupun yang terdapat di Jepara khususnya tradisi perang obor. Dalam situasinya, seiring perkembangan zaman, jati diri budaya lama tergantikan dengan tambahan unsur-unsur budaya yang agak besar-besaran mengikuti perkembangan ilmu dan pemikiran masyarakat yang lebih maju dan modern. Hal ini yang dinamakan